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 The episodes then went into a repeat loop, initially screening six days a week (not Fridays) during March, then only on the weekends starting in April…
-The final '''Doctor Who''' story to air was [[Genesis of the Daleks]], all six episodes on Sunday, '''5 June 2022'''.
+The final '''Doctor Who''' story to air was [[Earthshock]], on Sunday, '''26 June 2022'''.
-On '''30 June 2022''', ForcesTV ceased broadcasting when it lost its channel slot on Freeview.
+On '''30 June 2022''', ForcesTV ceased broadcasting, having lost its channel slot on Freeview.
 *'''[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=381&pglist=dw&detail=broadcast FORCES TV (TWIDW)]'''

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 '''[[Forces TV]]''' screened a number of the Gerry Anderson series in recent years, and starting in '''February 2022''', a run of select classic '''Doctor Who''' was shown in a repeat cycle. (See below.)
-The station ceased broadcasting on '''30 June 2022'''.
+The station ceased broadcasting on '''30 June 2022''' when it lost its channel slot on Freeview.
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 The final '''Doctor Who''' story to air was [[Genesis of the Daleks]], all six episodes on Sunday, '''5 June 2022'''.
-On '''30 June 2022''', ForcesTV ceased broadcasting.
+On '''30 June 2022''', ForcesTV ceased broadcasting when it lost its channel slot on Freeview.
 *'''[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=381&pglist=dw&detail=broadcast FORCES TV (TWIDW)]'''

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 From '''2010''' a couple of variant TARDIS police box props were erected in the grounds of BFBS HQ in Chalfont for publicity purposes -- one of which is still there to this day!
-In '''June 2014''', SSVC launched '''"[[Forces TV]]"''', a new channel about and for the British Armed Forces, containing a mixture of news reports, documentaries and features produced by BFBS, as well as classic television series. It is available on BFBS channel 9, Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165.
+'''BFBS Forces Television''' celebrated its 40th anniversary in '''2015'''.
-'''BFBS Forces Television''' celebrated its 40th anniversary in '''2015'''.
+In '''June 2014''', SSVC launched '''"[[Forces TV]]"''', a new channel about and for the British Armed Forces, containing a mixture of news reports, documentaries and features produced by BFBS, as well as classic television series. It was available on BFBS channel 9, Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165.
 '''[[Forces TV]]''' screened a number of the Gerry Anderson series in recent years, and starting in '''February 2022''', a run of select classic '''Doctor Who''' was shown in a repeat cycle. (See below.)
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 At the weekends, stories were repeated again – [[Spearhead from Space]] (all four parts) on Saturday, '''19 February''' starting at 11.25am, then again from 11.10pm, ending early morning Sunday, '''20 February'''. Later that same morning, [[The Daemons]] 1 and 2 aired...
-The episodes then went into a repeat loop, initially screening six days a week (not Fridays) during March, then only on the weekends into April and May…
+The episodes then went into a repeat loop, initially screening six days a week (not Fridays) during March, then only on the weekends starting in April…
 *'''[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=381&pglist=dw&detail=broadcast FORCES TV (TWIDW)]'''

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	In the case of the eight stories marked "#", these will in effect be 'repeats', since they had previously been shown on the old BFBS / SSVC network back in the 70s and 80s.		In the case of the eight stories marked "#", these will in effect be 'repeats', since they had previously been shown on the old BFBS / SSVC network back in the 70s and 80s.
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		+	Some of the episodes were edited for content rather than timing (Forces TV aired commercials); for instance, [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] 2 was missing the scene where Ace finds the "No Coloureds" sign; and [[The Robots of Death]] part 3 lost a short moment of strobe-lighting.

	Two episodes aired back to back in each timeslot, of which there were three per day. For example, on the first day, '''15 February''', [[Spearhead from Space]] part 1 aired at 7.55am, followed by part 2 at 8.30am. Those two episodes aired again at 1.25pm / 1.55pm, then for a third time at 8.15pm / 8.50pm. Parts 3 and 4 aired '''16 February''', 7,55am / 8.30am, again at 1.30pm / 2.00pm / and 8.15pm / 8.50pm.		Two episodes aired back to back in each timeslot, of which there were three per day. For example, on the first day, '''15 February''', [[Spearhead from Space]] part 1 aired at 7.55am, followed by part 2 at 8.30am. Those two episodes aired again at 1.25pm / 1.55pm, then for a third time at 8.15pm / 8.50pm. Parts 3 and 4 aired '''16 February''', 7,55am / 8.30am, again at 1.30pm / 2.00pm / and 8.15pm / 8.50pm.

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 In '''June 2014''', SSVC launched '''"[[Forces TV]]"''', a new channel about and for the British Armed Forces, containing a mixture of news reports, documentaries and features produced by BFBS, as well as classic television series. It is available on BFBS channel 9, Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165.
-'''[[Forces TV]]''' screened a number of the Gerry Anderson series in recent years, and starting in '''February 2022''', a short run of classic '''Doctor Who''' was shown. (See below.)
+'''BFBS Forces Television''' celebrated its 40th anniversary in '''2015'''.
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 *[[The Caves of Androzani]] (4) #
 *[[Vengeance on Varos]] (4 part version) #
 *[[Remembrance of the Daleks]] (4) #
 In the case of the eight stories marked "#", these will in effect be 'repeats', since they had previously been shown on the old BFBS / SSVC network back in the 70s and 80s.
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 At the weekends, stories were repeated again – [[Spearhead from Space]] (all four parts) on Saturday, '''19 February''' starting at 11.25am, then again from 11.10pm, ending early morning Sunday, '''20 February'''. Later that same morning, [[The Daemons]] 1 and 2 aired...
 *'''[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=381&pglist=dw&detail=broadcast FORCES TV (TWIDW)]'''

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 ==='''FORCES TV (2022)'''===
 The SSVC's specialist channel '''FORCES TV''' (on satellite Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165) commenced a twelve story / 51 episode run of classic '''Doctor Who''' starting from Tuesday, '''15 February 2022'''.
 Forces TV won't play black and white programmes, so that means no Hartnell or Troughton. The selected stories will therefore feature Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy only.
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 In the case of the eight stories marked "#", these will in effect be 'repeats', since they had previously been shown on the old BFBS / SSVC network back in the 70s and 80s.

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-==Doctor Who in the 1990s / 2000s==
+==Doctor Who in the 1990s / 2000s / 2020s ==
 ===[[30 Years in the TARDIS]]===
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 ==='''FORCES TV (2022)'''===
-The SSVC's specialist channel '''FORCES TV''' (on satellite Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165) commenced a twelve story run of classic '''Doctor Who''' starting from Tuesday, '''15 February 2022''', with two episodes screening each weeknight around 8pm (the timeslots will vary each day), with repeats in the morning and afternoon of the following day.
+The SSVC's specialist channel '''FORCES TV''' (on satellite Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165) commenced a twelve story / 51 episode run of classic '''Doctor Who''' starting from Tuesday, '''15 February 2022'''. Each episode will be screened three times on weekdays, the first being around 7.55am, then again at 1.25pm in the afternoon, and the third showing at night around 8.15pm (these timeslots are likely to vary during the run).
 Forces TV won't play black and white programmes, so that means no Hartnell or Troughton. The selected stories will therefore feature Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy only.
 [[File:FORCESTV181.JPG|right|thumb|450px|Doctor Who on Forces TV]]
-The run will include:
+The '''51 episode''' run will include:
-*[[Spearhead from Space]]
+*[[Spearhead from Space]] (4)
-*[[The Daemons]]
+*[[The Daemons]] (5)
-*[[Genesis of the Daleks]]
+*[[Genesis of the Daleks]] (6)
-*[[Terror of the Zygons]]
+*[[Terror of the Zygons]] (4)
-*[[The Robots of Death]] #
+*[[The Robots of Death]] (4) #
-*[[City of Death]] #
+*[[City of Death]] (4) #
-*[[Logopolis]] #
+*[[Logopolis]] (4) #
-*[[Kinda]] #
+*[[Kinda]] (4) #
-*[[Earthshock]] #
+*[[Earthshock]] (4) #
-*[[The Caves of Androzani]] #
+*[[The Caves of Androzani]] (4) #
 *[[Vengeance on Varos]] (4 part version) #
-*[[Remembrance of the Daleks]] #
+*[[Remembrance of the Daleks]] (4)  #
 In the case of the eight stories marked "#", these will in effect be 'repeats', since they had previously been shown on the old BFBS / SSVC network back in the 70s and 80s.

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 From '''2010''' a couple of variant TARDIS police box props were erected in the grounds of BFBS HQ in Chalfont for publicity purposes -- one of which is still there to this day!
-In '''June 2014''', SSVC launched '''"Forces TV"''', a new channel about and for the British Armed Forces, containing a mixture of news reports, documentaries and features produced by BFBS, as well as classic television series. It is available on BFBS channel 9, Sky 181, Virgin 277, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165. (Although '''Forces TV''' has not shown '''Doctor Who''', they have been screening a lot of the Gerry Anderson series in recent years!)
+In '''June 2014''', SSVC launched '''"[[Forces TV]]"''', a new channel about and for the British Armed Forces, containing a mixture of news reports, documentaries and features produced by BFBS, as well as classic television series. It is available on BFBS channel 9, Sky 181, Virgin 274, Freeview / YouView 96 and Freesat 165.
 '''BFBS Forces Television''' celebrated its 40th anniversary in '''2015'''.
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